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Compared with other cancers, supra-tentorial astrocytoma malignancy is not a result of metastatic diffusion but of local recurrence: this suggests that local treatment might be effective. Nevertheless, long term survivors do not exceed 5 to 10% at 3 to 5 years.
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Maire, J.P., Dautheribes, M., Causse, N., Celerier, D., Guerin, J., Caudry, M. (1987). Whole Brain Irradiation is not necessary for the Treatment of Malignant Supra-Tentorial Gliomas. In: Chatel, M., Darcel, F., Pecker, J. (eds) Brain Oncology Biology, diagnosis and therapy. Developments in Oncology, vol 52. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3347-7_57
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